Associate Legal Counsel

Evoke Plc; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading betting and gaming company based in London is seeking a commercial lawyer to join their legal team. The successful candidate will manage a variety of commercial contracts and offer legal support on consumer and data protection issues. Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential. This role involves a dynamic workload in a rapidly growing environment, with opportunities to shape legal processes within the business.

Benefits

Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave

Discounts at high-street retailers

Pension and bonus schemes

Health and wellbeing support

Hybrid working opportunities

Qualifications

• 3 – 7 years PQE, with law firm training and post qualification experience from an excellent academic and legal background.
• Flexible in approach and willingness to take on varied workloads.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating various commercial contracts.
• Providing legal advice on consumer and data protection regulation.
• Mentoring junior team members.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Negotiation skills

Relationship building

Education

3 – 7 years PQE with law firm training

Job description

Company Overview

We are evoke, one of the world’s leading betting and gaming companies. The Group owns and operates internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888, and Mr Green.

Job Description

We're looking for a commercial lawyer to join the legal team based in London or Leeds. The role will involve reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial contracts, as well as advising on consumer, data protection and marketing regulation.

One of the many great things about working for evoke is that no two days are the same. There are endless opportunities to drive efficiencies, seek out opportunities, forge new relationships and get involved in projects from start to finish. We are looking for a team player who thrives on variety and responsibility; a person to help drive the rapid, ongoing growth of the evoke businesses.

Responsibilities

• Assisting on strategic initiatives for the business, including providing legal support for Group projects across different markets or business areas;
• Mentoring and being a point of escalation or assistance for junior members of the team;
• Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial contracts, including agreements for the supply of services and/or goods, sponsorship (including with our celebrity ambassadors and partners), marketing, filming production, media buying, IT (including software licensing and development), data and content supply and other commercial partnership agreements;
• Drafting, reviewing and updating customer facing terms and conditions across the Group’s consumer facing websites and apps;
• Working with the marketing compliance team to ensure compliance with ASA guidance and codes, including reviewing and advising on marketing promotions and advertisements, scripts and legal lines;
• Providing legal advice in respect of consumer and data protection regulation to relevant stakeholders and working with the Privacy and Compliance teams where required;
• Maintaining an up-to-date IP register, advising on IP infringement risks, responding to IP infringement disputes and supporting the business with trademark and domain name registration requests (with the support of external counsel);
• Working closely with related Group functions across multiple territories where necessary, including the Data Protection, Compliance, Company Secretarial and Tax teams; and
• Providing legal training to parts of the business where appropriate and assisting with the development and maintenance of the team’s precedents and standard forms.

Qualifications

• 3 – 7 years PQE, with law firm training and post qualification experience from an excellent academic and legal background
• The ability to build strong relationships with colleagues across the business with excellent written and verbal communication and negotiation skills
• The ability to convey complex legal issues in a concise, commercially orientated manner to business colleagues.
• Flexible in approach and a willingness to take on a varied workload for different stakeholders across the business, you'll be commercial in approach, understanding the impact of legal issues on the operational activities of the business.

Benefits

• Family Support – Industry‑leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities.
• Perks and discounts – Discounts at a range of high‑street retailers.
• Financial compensation, pension and bonus schemes.
• Health & wellbeing – Tools and services to help support your well‑being, including support with mental health and financial education. Access to gym discounts and our cycle to work scheme.
• Hybrid working – Employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% office time built in to ensure face‑to‑face collaborative team time.

About evoke

We’re a business that embraces change and progress. The power behind big name brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, evoke is the new name for 888 Holdings. Marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us as we accelerate our journey to bring even greater delight to our customers with world‑class betting and gaming experiences.

At evoke, you’ll benefit from flexibility and a culture built on trust. We’ll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We’ll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that’s right for you.

Application Process

At evoke, we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth.

The first step in the recruitment process is kickstarting your application, followed by an initial screening call and an interview stage.

Apply today to kickstart your application with the evoke family!